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24 May 2012‘Big Bang Theory’ actor, Jim Parsons, comes out as gay 77 Jim Parsons, who is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the US sitcom 'Big Bang Theory,' has been described as gay and in a 10-year relationship in a profile for the New York Times. -
23 May 2012In Photos: Harvey Milk Street unveiled in San Diego 8 A street in San Diego, California has been renamed in honour of the gay rights activist, Harvey Milk, on what would have been his 82nd birthday. -
23 May 2012Gay superhero in Astonishing X-Men to get married to his partner 24 The Marvel comic-strip, X-Men, is to feature its first same-sex wedding, as an openly gay superhero proposed to his boyfriend in an issue that went on sale this week. -
22 May 2012Video: North Carolina Pastor calls for the death of gay and lesbian people 226 A pastor from North Carolina has been recorded, in opposing President Obama's endorsement of equal marriage, calling for gay men and lesbians to be put in an electrified penitentiary and be ultimately killed off. -
21 May 2012Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days over filming roommate’s gay kiss 113 A US student who was convicted of using a webcam to secretly film his room-mate sharing a gay kiss, who eventually committed suicide, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. -
21 May 2012DC Comics superhero to come out as ‘prominent’ gay character 87 A major DC Comics character is likely to come out as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the not too distant future. -
20 May 2012GAP releases pro-gay ad, under fire from One Million Moms 132 The US clothing retailer GAP has released a new advertising campaign in Los Angeles, which features a gay couple embracing under one t-shirt, and has predictably drawn the wrath of the anti-gay group, One Million Moms. -
20 May 2012Kansas: School teacher compares homosexuality to murder 121 A middle-school teacher in Kansas has courted condemnation from students and gay rights activists after he wrote on his Facebook page that being gay was 'the same as murder.' -
20 May 2012US black civil rights group, NAACP, endorses equal marriage 31 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has passed a resolution yesterday endorsing equal marriage, two weeks following President Obama's move to do so. -
19 May 2012Republicans hastily add anti-equal marriage coda to a defence bill 54 In a sign that equal marriage might be made a more prominent issue than previously thought, following President Obama's support for the measure, Republican-led House of Representatives have hastily added a provision on to a large-scale defence bill that would ban equal marriage ceremonies at military chapels. -
19 May 2012Virginia: Republicans block first openly gay judge 42 Senior Democrats in Virginia have cried foul after Republicans in the general assembly moved to block the appointment of what would have been the state's first openly gay judge. -
19 May 201250 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little buns’ in elevators 101 The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama's personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect the rights of heterosexual men, who might be at risk of gay men touching them up in an elevator. -
18 May 2012Maryland: Equal marriage not legal yet, but divorce for gay couples is okay 8 The highest court in Maryland has ruled today that while the state recognises only heterosexual marriages, gay couples married in other states can have their marriages dissolved in the state. -
18 May 2012Video: Raggae star Beenie Man renounces homophobia, supports gay rights 74 The Jamaican reggae singer Beenie Man, whose songs have often been the subject of pronounced controversy over its violently homophobic content, has released a new video where he appears to renounce his anti-gay stance, and proclaims support for gay rights. -
18 May 2012Nine-year-old tells ‘God Hates Fags’ church ‘God hates no one’ 50 A 9-year-old displayed a sign reading 'God hates no one' at a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its 'God hates fags' signs. -
18 May 2012Hillary Clinton to officially accept WorldPride award 9 US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally agreed to accept WorldPride’s “World LGBT Award” as the event comes to London this summer. -
17 May 2012Petition: New York Times ‘sexualised trans woman’s death’ 8 Hundreds of people have signed a petition to the New York Times saying it 'sexualised' the death of a transgender woman in a report this weekend. -
15 May 2012Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama 51 Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about wether gay couples can marry is all about “about semantics." -
15 May 2012Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying 22 Rapper Jay-Z has backed US President Barack Obama's announcement last week that he supported equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples. -
15 May 2012Family Research Institute head: Equal marriage view suggests Obama may be gay 135 Paul Cameron, founder of the Family Research Institute has said US President Barack Obama's support of equal marriage rights for gay couples lends 'credence' to claims that he had gay relationships and that the 'the long term goal of the homosexual movement' is to ensure children can 'try' or 'maybe be forced' to experience gay sex acts.
